The Great Thief

“Nice, good work!”

Wandering has said everything that he wanted to say; they were just so compatible.

If people were to accuse that someone from Xin Xin Mercenary Group had reincarnated, perhaps Wandering might even be the better choice. Lu Li had already gotten used to having Wandering as a scapegoat.

It was honestly not easy to find someone that was so convenient.

He was smart – too smart. Lu Li just had to mention a sentence or two, and he would immediately be able to pick up on something.

Although he looked cold, he was certainly an attention seeker; he would jump at every chance he could to be under the spotlight. If it wasn’t for this character trait of his, there was no way he could command Wild Boss fights on a regular basis.

“Mmmm, right, then you and Azure Sea Breeze can go together and face the boss,” Lu Li followed.

They didn’t get instantly killed this time; the tactic was effective. It probably wouldn’t take long for Glory Capital to realize this either, as it wasn’t very complicated.

Regardless, it was still difficult for both tanks. Their health was constantly pushed to the danger zone and they were both in the skill range, which caused their Armor to drop by a great deal. Once a Critical Strike landed on them, the healers would take some time to recover the situation.

“Xiaorou, go and help tank some damage. Make sure you use your damage reduction,” Lu Li said.

Plated classes had an advantage towards tanking physical damage, so they didn’t have to worry about Her Tears dying in an instant.

After a few dozen seconds, Lu Li replaced him.

His defense really wasn’t that good, considering that he was a Plated class. This was because he was aiming for a high damage output – some of his equips even traded Armor for damage.

It was actually Moonlight who ended up being much more helpful in this situation.

“Servants of Marduk the Black, the massacre has begun!” As a Death Knight who had killed plenty, it was normal for Marduk the Black to summon his servants to help him with his work. These servants had high movement speed and a notable damage output.

While the two main tanks were looking after the Boss, survival became a challenging issue for all the other players.

“Damage reduction!” As Lu Li noticed the black mist that had begun to gather on the roof, he immediately began to instruct players to use their damage reduction.

However, he was still a step too late.

Shadow Bolts poured down like heavy rain along with some summoned monsters. All Lu Li could do was to helplessly announce a wipe.

The monsters being summoned in sync with Shadow Bolt Volley had to be blamed on bad luck.

However, it wasn’t a big deal to be wiped once; Glory Capital had already wiped plenty of times. Their main tank wasn’t as strong as Azure Sea Breeze, and even with two players splitting the damage, they were still no match for Marduk the Black.

“Wandering, pay attention to the roof with me later. If black mist starts to gather, the Boss is about to cast a group spell,” Lu Li said.

Strictly speaking, it was Lu Li who had given the instructions too slowly – no one could react in time. However, this was because he was trying to run away from three summoned monsters who were chasing after him. By the time he noticed the black mist, the spell had already been activated.

“Sure, I’ll focus on the black mist,” Wandering nodded.

“The same three can go and tank the Boss. Everyone else, watch out for your positioning. If no monsters are hitting you, go and help take a monster from someone else. If there’s nothing else, let’s begin. Let’s aim to finish the boss this time,” Lu Li said as he clapped his hands and announced for the battle to continue.

As a commander, he had to pretend that he was confident, even if he knew that they still had to wipe another one or two times.

One of the troublesome aspects of Marduk the Black was his Shadow Shield. Once Marduk the Black reached a certain amount of health, he would put a shield on himself. After this, he wouldn’t take any damage – the players had to take out the shield first.

The shield not only provided him with Defense, but also gave him a boost to his melee damage.

If Lu Li wasn’t worried about getting caught, he would have asked all the Magic classes to stop dealing damage and let the physical damage classes do all the work. Then, the healers would just have to heal them the.

In reality, the melee players all moved away once they saw the damage that they were taking, leaving the Magic classes to deal long range damage.

Then, Marduk the Black’s damage quickly increased to the point where the three main tanks couldn’t withstand it anymore. Once all the tanks died, that would also mean another wipe.

Marduk the Black’s shield actually absorbed magic attacks and transformed them to damage.

The more damage the magic classes dealt, the more damage the Shadow Shield dealt to the players in return.

This was a secret that could only be found through trial and error. If it wasn’t for that, Lu Li wouldn’t have had to go through so much trouble. He had plotted a few ways to secretly share his correct method with everyone.

“It’s okay, Glory Capital wiped too. This time, we’ll try having the magic classes stop damaging and the melee classes deal damage instead.”

After they wiped again, Lu Li began to apply the strategies from reincarnation.

The damage from the shield wasn’t deadly anymore to melee players after all the magic classes stopped dealing damage.

“Haha, this is it! The game designers are so crafty!” Azure Sea Breeze shouted, clearly impressed by Lu Li.

Whenever they ran into a tough situation, Sorrowless and Lu Li would both design a few different possible solutions. However, Sorrowless didn’t intend to have the magic classes stop at all.

However, he couldn’t be blamed for this. There were so many bosses in Dawn with all sorts of different tactics, but Marduk the Black was probably the first one who could absorb magic damage and transform it into his own damage. Sorrowless probably didn’t even think remotely in that direction.

After Marduk the Black’s health dropped below 50%, there was one Attribute of his that would be greatly boosted.

He rode a Skeletal Warhorse at Darrowshire and was capable of going in and out of battle by himself due to his Lifesteal abilities. He would constantly drain the health of his opponents to heal himself, which was what kept him invincible.

This began to test the damage output ability of players. At this point, the magic classes could finally start attacking again and fortunately, Lu Li’s team dealt enough damage to meet the margin. Although Marduk the Black’s heart dropped very slowly, it was consistent.

The advantage that Glory Capital had gained from the hidden boss was taken away because of this one.

“Wake up – we have to pass this time.”

Lu Li didn’t just simply encourage everyone anymore. If they still couldn’t advance after they had gotten to this point, then it would be a waste of his team composition.